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Lukashenko: Belarus’ socio-economic development program must become law

MINSK, 19 December (BelTA) – The program of social and economic development of Belarus for the upcoming five-year period, once adopted by the Belarusian People’s Congress, must become law, Belarusian President and Chairman of the VII Belarusian People’s Congress Aleksandr Lukashenko said, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko explained that before the session of the Belarusian People’s Congress he had been presented with two draft versions of the program. In the second draft it was written that the program could be adjusted along the way. However, Deputy Chairman of the Congress Aleksandr Kosinets strongly opposed this provision, and the Belarusian leader supported his position.

“Once the Congress has adopted the program, it is law. The program is law. Not a single dot, letter, or comma should be changed,” the president emphasized.

According to him, officials have been assigned to each area of the program. “The law must be carried out. If you fail to do so, you are accountable,” the head of state noted.

Addressing the delegates, Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that all of them had the opportunity in advance to study and work through the draft program. “I understand that among the delegates there are many people who are facing such issues for the first time. But being a delegate is a difficult task. At times it requires not only dealing with arithmetic but also delving into certain economic problems. Yet we are delegates. There is no way around it. That is the essence of our work,” he said.

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